As you might have already noticed, I am a great fan of balms and butters, anything superich and highly hydrating that works for chapped lips, cuticles, rough skin and can occasionally turbocharge my facial routine. The best balms are packed with essential oils and natural butters, and an old pot of Vaseline just won't cut it. Liz Earle superbalm ticks all the boxes. It contains rosehip oil to lock moisture into the skin, lavender to soothe and calm and vitamin E against pollution and sun damage. The Carnauba and Candelilla waxes are marvellous against chapping and redness.No mineral oils or animal derived/tested ingredients but a superbase of shea butter, soothing camomile and avocado oil. The superbalm is very dense and you need to warm it up in the palms of your hands to make it pliable. I have used it pretty much everywhere, including around my nose to calm down a cold derived redness (I can't believe it's so annoyingly cold again!!) with brilliant results. The smell is intense and incredibly calming and I truly love it at night. Available from http://uk.lizearle.com/ starting from £ 5 for the 5g pot.